Steady state performance characteristics of a tilting pad thrust bearing

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 608-615

  Glavatskikh, Sergei B ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; BEARING PADS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

COLLAR TEMPERATURES;

SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

BEARING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; THRUST BEARING;

EID: 0035384750     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1308041     Document Type: Article

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